Louise Newbury is the widow of actor Bill Paxton. The couple were wed in May 1987. They were married for almost 30 years when Paxton died on February 25, 2017 from complications following surgery. In New York Magazine, Paxton revealed he met Louise on a London bus when he was a struggling young actor and she was a student still in her teens.

The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards

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Bill Paxton, Louise Newbury, and James Paxton

Bill Paxton and Louise Newbury at an event for Million Dollar Arm (2014)

Bill Paxton and Louise Newbury at an event for Twister (1996)

Bill Paxton and Louise Newbury at an event for Mission: Impossible (1996)

Bill Paxton and Louise Newbury at an event for For Love of the Game (1999)

Bill Paxton and Louise Newbury at an event for Titanic (1997)

Bill Paxton and Andrew Todd Rosenthal in Martini Ranch: Reach (1988)

The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2001)

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